It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact East Lincoln can now relate to. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the North Lincoln Knights on Wednesday. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Matthew Phuntek made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.
East Lincoln's defeat dropped their record down to 20-7. As for North Lincoln, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 18-8 record this season.
East Lincoln does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Lincoln, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 9-5 win against East Rowan on the 16th.
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